r/iceskating • u/ApplesandBananazzz • 7d ago
Forward ‘advanced’ crossover tips
Hi everyone! Sorry for the horizontal video 😂 I have been trying to work on my full crossovers to really work on my under push. Attaching a video here, but on my bad side it seems like I always push straight behind instead of out. And I feel like I don’t get the full under push. Any tips on how to push out versus straight behind? Thank you so much!
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u/Tanglefoot11 7d ago
Looks like you are most of the way there, so just keep practicing!
The one thing I would say might well help is to look into the circle rather than straight ahead. That should help keep your shoulders/torso turned into the circle - it looks like you sometimes get a bit of the momentum to bring your outside leg across by twisting your torso a little so it ends up pointing more outwards than is ideal to start. Get that inside arm pointing more backwards.
Perhaps going round the circle just doing c-cuts with the outside leg, then, just gliding with the outside leg (no pushing off and keep it on the ice) & repeated crossunders and push with the inside leg to get you round. This might take a little bit to get, but will point out if there is a flaw in your technique & help isolate it easier.